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Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year
(올해의 가수상)
Awarded forbest individual/group of the year
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byCJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First awarded2006
Currently held byBTS (2020)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards

The Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year (올해의 가수상) is a daesang (or grand prize) award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 8th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2006; the five-member boyband group TVXQ won the award, and it is given in honor for artists with artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the music industry.[1]

Since 2014, China UnionPay holds the naming rights for this award.[2]

Winners and nominees

Year[I] Winner(s) Nominee(s)
2006
(8th) 		TVXQ
2007
(9th) 		Super Junior
2008
(10th) 		Big Bang
2009
(11th) 		2PM
2010
(12th) 		2NE1
2011
(13th) 		Girls' Generation
2012
(14th) 		Big Bang
initial nominees
2013
(15th) 		G-Dragon
initial nominees
2014
(16th) 		Exo
initial nominees
2015
(17th) 		Big Bang
initial nominees
2016
(18th) 		BTS
initial nominees
2017
(19th)
initial nominees
2018
(20th)
initial nominees
2019
(21st)
initial nominees
2020
(22nd)

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

Multiple awards for Artist of the Year

Throughout the history of Mnet Asian Music Awards only 2 recipients received the award more than once.

Artist(s) Record Set First year awarded Recent year awarded
BTS 5 2016 2020
Big Bang 3 2008 2015

Notes

  1. ^ "2006 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  2. ^ But In 2016 Its Change Into HotelsCombined UnionPay in the spotlight of 2014 Mnet Asia Music Awards Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine

References

  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Winners list by year". mwave. MAMA.
  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Broadcasts by year". mwave. MAMA.
  • "M.net Asian Music Awards Photos by year". mwave. MAMA.
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